New Build

What the Future Homes Standard means if you’re buying, building, or developing a new home from 2027 onwards.

Planning a self-build

• Self-Build Heating Before the Future Homes Standard

  The heating decisions to make, in order, from design to commissioning.

• Air Source or Ground Source for a New Build?

  Which one pays off on your plot, and what each adds to the build.

• MVHR and a Heat Pump in the Same House

  How ventilation with heat recovery changes the heat pump you need.

Living with it

• Buying a New-Build Home with a Heat Pump: What to Expect

  How it differs from a retrofit, day to day.

• Self-Build and the Future Homes Standard

  Heat pump, solar, and ventilation requirements for self-builders.

• Solar PV on New Builds: What the Future Homes Standard Requires

  How much solar the rules ask for, and the exemptions to watch for.

• Will Your Solar Panels Run Your Heat Pump?

  What solar can realistically cover across a UK year, and how to use more of it.

Independent guides for anyone buying, building, or developing under the Future Homes Standard: no installer sales pitch, just what each requirement means.